The Fine-Toothed Comb

You want my signature service of editing greatness.Attention to all the details, with bonus teachable moments

The Fine-Toothed Comb is my favorite service, and it’s also my most popular. As with The Fly-Through, my goal is still to “do no harm,” but The Fine-Toothed Comb involves far more interaction with the text.

I like to be as comprehensive as I can be with my edits so that your writing can be as near-perfect as possible (and so you get maximum bang for your buck). That’s why my signature service goes all out and involves reviewing all elements on the page (from page numbers to headings to captions and more).

If you’re following along at home, this might make this service sound pretty similar to The Whole Shebang. The difference is that The Fine-Toothed Comb stops a few steps before full-scale proofreading. I’ll note internal inconsistencies, but I’m not hunting down correct spellings of names or confirming publication dates, for example. I’m skipping over some of the final, finer details that come into play with proofs.